Emissions of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls from uncontrolled burning of garden and domestic waste (backyard burning)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 8790-8796

  Hedman, Björn ^a   Naslund, Morgan ^a   Nilsson, Calle ^b   Marklund, Stellan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; REFUSE COLLECTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BACKYARD BURNING; EMISSION FACTORS; GARDEN WASTES; TEST COMBUSTIONS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; FUEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

BIOMASS BURNING; COMBUSTION; PCB; PCDD; PCDF;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONTAMINATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; EXHAUST GAS; INCINERATION; MONITORING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SWEDEN; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 27744555638     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051117w     Document Type: Article

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